Apparatus for receiving glassware



March 18 '19-'24. 1,487,001

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P. Q. WILLIAMS APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING GLASSWARE Filed June 5 1922' 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Lfq fffvzw Percy Q. l V'llmmy Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

UNITED STATES PERCY Q. WILLIAMS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING GLASSWARE.

Application tiled. June 3,

To all 107mm z't may concern.-

Be it known that I. PERCY NILLiAMs, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in an Apparatus for Receiving Glassware, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for receiving glass ware such as bottles, jars, etc., and transferring them to a leer and placing them in position on the leer conveyor, and is in the nature of a device disclosed by me in my co-pending application Serial #516,518, filed Nov. 21. 1921. This device disclosed herein is for use in handling small bottles.

An object of my invention is to simplify the conveyor mechanism.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a. device that will be more simple in operation than are the devices which up to this time have been used for this sort of work.

Another object of my invention is to provide a structure wherein all the operating parts are disposed without the leer, whereby the parts are protected against the wear and damage which necessarily accompanies the extension of operating parts and the subjcction of the operating parts to the heat within the leer.

These and other objects are obtained by means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of'a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

4 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of the wirinc; forming a detail of my invention.

Fig. 8 is a fragmental perspective View of a leer conveyor plate forming a detail of my invention.

In devices embodying my invention, articles such as glass 'bottles are directed, by means of a chute 8, to an endless conveyor 9. which carries the articles to a leer 10, where the articles are annealed, As the 1922. Serial No. 565,732.

bottles are carried by the conveyor the bottles cool somewhat, but they are still sufficiently soft and pliable that if permitted to lie motionless upon the conveyor, the sides of the bottles lose the form which is originally imparted to them. This is especially true in the bottles of the size and kind formerly referred to as beer bottles. As the bottles are carried by the conveyor 9, they are rolled between the sides of the way on channel 84 thru which they are carried, thereby avoiding distortion of the bottles. The means whereby this is accomplished consists of a series of air blasts which operate alternately upon the bottles from opposite sides of the way.

A main frame 11 for the conveyor belt 9 constituting part of the primary conveyor is pivoted at 12 upon a suitable support 13. The support 13 is tubular and a draft of air may pass therethru. The pipes 14;. of the blast system mounted on the frame 11 communicate with the tube support 13. The

frame 11 comprises an upper track and a.

lower track, each track consisting of bars 15 mounted on brackets 16, see Fig. 6, which brackets in turn are supported by angle irons 17 extending longitudinally of the frame. the angle irons of the upper and lower tracks being spaced by bars 18. Rollers 19 are revolubly mounted on axles 23 and are adapted. to ride upon the bars 15. The axles carry angle brackets 20. Rods 21 connect the angle brackets 20 disposed on opposite sides of the track and carry a belt 22 preferably of asbestos. The rods 21 and the belt 22 are secured upon one another in any sort of a manner such as by being riveted upon one another. The roll ers 19 are mounted upon the axles 23 carried by the angle brackets 20, and suitable fastening means such as cotter pins 241 secure the parts against separation. and permit free and ready movement of the belt. The links 25. 26. and 27 of the chain 28, which chain connects adjacent axles 23, may be readily separated from any one of the axles 23 by removing the cotter pins from the axles carried by one of the rods 21, thereby permitting the entire structure of belt and rollers to be removed from the frame. The .advantage in making these elements removable is that the same leer may be used for various .sizes and kinds of bottles, various types and kind of bottles however, requiring different types of primary conveyors in order to expeditiouely and economically carry such various kinds of bottles to the leer. n erdel' to carry out this object, the (liseheg ing end 01* suxili frame 29 may be deseal from the mm. A frame 11 whereby the sprocket Wheel 30 zmcl the chute 31 shown in Fl 1 11121; be (lisassecietecl from the main 1 1: me and other meriliw tunes be mountecl 011 the main t Tame. 0 tlns same yeason the guide 82 rev? sly meuntel With n the leer. if Le new be :enmvably mounted in any able hummer such as by bol' th I ends '71 13011 the side Walls 38 m 34: cf shewn in JO'tll-Gl 321111 the natuye to which spplieatien efQfOl'G no 1 111 Eli? street 1 auxiliary Lam the main frame in 1 by means of .0 ends 0? and 119 of 7 cl the auxihery M n a La.

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7 has flanged T5 dug; ewe: ends at the mi mte witl'x casings 121 .l L 'l l'Kllliielll-l I chambers commueif blet nozzles 71 I to vlivel't the w the belt inter the side bars and "tween the blast 1102- 76 is etl'eeted by ports 1 Gbptecl to control the orts A numtlisposecl adjep'lmut the length angels braele "h1g5 end the support side bars 82 and 83 extending lengthwise of and above the belt 22. The brackets 80 may be adjusted so as to vary the width of the way 84: formed above the belt 22, such adjus'ment being made byv means of bolts 85 mounted on the frames and extending thru the elongated slots 81 in the brackets 80. A nozzle 86 communirating with one of the pipes 14 is adapted to direct part of the air blast lengthwise thru the way 84. By referring to Fig. 2 it is readily apparent that by closing certain of the ports 78 between their respective noz- Zles 77 and the chambers 76, it is possible to secure air drafts in. opposite directions at spar-Ml intervals throughout the length of the way 84. This structure is of vital importance when the conveyor carries bottles such as referred to as beer bottles. These alternate air drafts serve to roll the bottles from side to side thereby precluding caving in or distorting of such bottles. The auxiliary frame has mounted on it the angular plates 87 having a series of perforations 88 into which pins 89 mounted on arms 90 may enter. The arms 00 extend from the forward end of the clnite 31, over which chute the bottles pass to the guide 32. A roller 91 is carried between the arms 90 and is adapted to permit t .e free movement thereover of the bottles after they pass to the chute 31, and also permits any broken portions of bottles to be discharged from the primary conveyor without injuring the belt. The roller 91 is adapted to engage the belt a ad to be frictiona ly and revolubly actuated thereby.

The means whereby the frame is oscillated, comprises the motor 52 which is electrically connected with a switch in the switch box: 92 mounted on the platform A shaft 93 extending from the switch box 92 carries an arm 94 at the lower on d of which is a roller 95. This roller is adapted to be brought into engagement with stops 96 and 07 disposed at opposite enr s of the channel The shaft 93 together with the arm 9-: the roller 05, and the blocks 96 and 97 constitute a reve sing): mechanism whereby the motor 52 is reversed. thereby causing the frame to be oscillated. .Phc rollers 59 supporting the platform 01 mounted on shafts 98. On each shaft 08 is mounted a bell crank lever 09 the lower end of which carries a roller 100 adapted to engage cams 101 and 102 whereby the upper ends 103 of such levers effect an electrical connection between. the contacts 104: and 105. The contacts 104 and 105 are embraced in an electrical circuit embracing a motor 106 adapted to move or pull the leer conveyer 117 The shaft 107 which is driven from the motor 106 by means of gears 108 and 109, is con-- nected with the leer in any suitable manner to move the leer conveyorv inru the wire 110,

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100 and therefore easing the leer conveyor 11'? to be moved. At about the time when the roller 100 eng "gres the cam. 102 the roller 95 the stop thereby actuating the reversing switch that the cinJi-ent passes to the motor 52 thru the wire 118 thereby reversing the direction of the motor and the direction of movement of the platform 52. As soon as the roller 100 is disengaged from the cam 102 the ciicuit thrn the motor 106 i s broken and the leer conveyor becomes stationary. lVhen the platform 51 reaches its right hand limit, the same change in the direction of the motor is effected, and the leer is again temporarily actuated.

The leer conveyor comprises plates 12 carrying buffer strips 123 preferably of asbestos, and have their ends turned upwardly whereby flanges 12% are formed the flanges iding engagement the bottles on the side walls of the leer and therefore avoiding crushing and marring of the bottles. The inner strips preclude chipping; of the glass when discharged into the leer. In 8, an angle bracket 125 is mounted on the end of the plate 122 instead. of providing upwardly extending flanges on the ends of the plates.

The operation of my device is as follows: Bottles nass to the belt by w y of the chute 8, the belt being moved continuously by means of the motor 44-. the bottles are carried thru the way 84 they are rolled bacl: and forth between the sides of the way by means of the draft nozzles which dis charge drafts of air from alternate sides of the way in a J e ered relation, These air drz' serve both to cool the bottles and to roll the bottles so as to preclude cavino; in of the sides of the bottles. By the time the bottles have reached the las the draft they have cooled suniciently that they will hold their form, without further rolling and the t necessary to carry the bottles from the last of the nozzles to the chute 31 allows the class to set sufiicientlv that when they are brought into contact one with the othen they will not adhere. The bottles slide ove the chute 31 onto the guide 32. and are niled up in a mass one on top of the other, the transverse movement of the conveyor serving to effect an even distribw tion over thetleer conveyor 117. l ilicn the conveyor reaches either of its limits, the roversing switch and the leer conveyor are actuated tiereby reversing the movement of the bottle conveyor and actuating the leer conveyor. The draft directed. lengthwise of the way 8% by the nozzle 86 cooperates with the transverse air drafts in cooling the bottles. T be raised or lowered as may be necessary in view of the type of bottles to be carried into the leer. A suitable sliding; door is adapted to be moved laterally of the leer by the frame 11, and serves as a closure for the forward end of the leer. An aperture of sufficient size is left in the door to permit the chute 31 to extend into the leer. li hen it is desired to use the conveyor and leer for other types of bottles requiring Otflel means of discharge from the bottle conveyor than those disclosed therein, the auzziliary frame is disconnected from the main frame, and. the proper auxiliary frame is attached to the main frame 11. The tension on the conveyor chains 28 and the conveyor belt 22 is varied by means of the hand wheel 43 whereby it is possible to loosen the chain suffioiently to remove the conveyor belt from the frame; and also take up any slack in such chain and belt.

lit should be observed that the belt 22 is disposed in alignment with the axes of the axles 24:, whereby injury to the belt from carrying the belt about the sprockets at the ends of the frame, is avoided.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the class described the combination with pivotally mounted frame and an endless belt movable upon the frame, of a mechanism to oscillate the frame about its pivotal mounting comprising a platform mounted on the frame, a bar over which the platform may move, an arcuate rack mounted on the bar, a motor mounted on the platform, a shaft mounted on the platform having a driving connection with the motor, a gear carried by the shaft engaging the arcuate rack, and means to reverse the motor at the limits of oscillation of the frame.

2. ln 9. device of the class described the combination with a pivotally mounted frame and an endless belt movable upon the frame, of a mechanism to oscillate the frame about its pivotal mounting comprising a platforn'i mounted on the frame, a bar over which the platform may move, an. arcuate rack mounted on the bar, a motor mount-en on the plat form, shaft mounted on the platform having a driving connection with the motor, a gear carried by the shaft engaging the arcuate rack, means to reverse the motor at the limits of oscillation of the frame, and means to adjust the bar to vary the planes within which the frame is oscillated.

he discharge end of the frame may ing; the rack, a motor mounted on the platform ad igtcd to revolubly actuate the shaft,

l reversing switch for the motor and means actuate the switch mounted on the bar and platform in such relation. that the switch is actuated after a determinable relative movement of the platform and the bar, a frame mounted on the platform, the frame being pivotally mounted at one end on the tube and having its other end disposed without and adjacent to the leer, an endless belt mounted on the frame and a chute adapted to direct articles from the belt into the leer.

4-. ln a device of the class described the combination of a floor, a pit formed in the floor, a leer at one end of the pit, a tube shaft extending thru the floor adjacent the pit, a bar vertically adjust-able in the pit, a latforn'i laterally movable over the bar, an rcuate racl-r concentric with the tube shaft 1 ounted on the bar. a shaft mounted on the platform, a gear on the shaft engaging the rack, motor mounted on the platform adapted to revolubly actuate the shaft, a reversing switch for the motor and means to actuate the switch mounted on the bar and platform in such relation that the switch is actuated after a determinable relative movement of the platform and the bar, a fra, 13 mounted on the platform, the frame beingpivotally mounted at one end on the tube and having its other end disposed without and adj acent to the leer, an endless belt mounted on the frame, a chute adapted to direct articles from the belt into the leer, and a guide within the leer extending from the chute to the floor of the leer.

5. ln a device of the class described the combination of a floor, a pit formed in the floor, a leer at one end of the pit, a tube shaft extending thru the floor adjacent the pit, a bar vertically adjustable in the pit, a platform laterally movable over the bar, an arcuate rack concentric with the tube shaft mounted on the bar, a shaft mounted on the platform, a gear on the shaf engaging the rack, a motor mounted on the plat form adapted to revolubly actuate the shaft, a reversing switch for the motor and means to actuate the switch mounted on the bar and platform in such relation that the switch is actuated after a determinable relative n'iovement of the platform and the bar, a frame mounted on the platform, the frame being pivotally mounted at one end on the tube and having its other end disposed without and adjacent to the leer, an endless belt mounted on the frame, a chute adapted to direct articles from the belt into the leer, a conveyor within the leer, means to actuate the leer conveyor, means adapted to intermittir ly actuate the leer conveyor actuating means, and a guide within the leer c::- tending between the chute and the leer conveyor.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of a floor, a pit formed in the floor, a leer at one end of the pit, a tube shaft extending thru the floor adiacent the pit, a bar vertically adjustable in the pit, a platform laterally movable over the bar, an arcuate rack concentric with the tube shaft mounted on the bar, a shaft mounted on the platform, a gear on the siaft engaging the rack, a motor mounted on the platform adapted to revolubly actuate the shaft, a reversing switch for the motor and means to actuate the switch mounted on the bar and platform in such relation that the switch is actuated after a determinable rel.- ative movement of the platform and the bar, a main frame mounted at one end upon the platform and having its other end pivotally mounted on the tube shaft, an auxiliary frame detachably mounted on the main frame extending adjacent to and being wholly disposed without the leer, a conveyor belt removably mounted on the main and auxiliary frames adapted to carry articles to the leer, and a chute carried by the aux iliary frame extending into the leer and adapted to direct articles from the conveyorbelt into the leer.

7 In a device of the class described the combination of a floor, a pit formed in the floor, a leer at one end of the pit, a tube shaft extending thru the floor adjacent the pit, a bar vertically adjustable in the pit, a platform laterally movable over the bar, an arcuate rack concentric with the tube shaft mounted on the bar, a shaft mounted on the platform, a gear on the shaft engaging the rack, a motor mounted on the platform adapted to revolubly actuate the shaft, a reversing switch for the motor and means to actuate the switch mounted on the bar and platform in such relation that the switch is actuated after a determinable relative movement of the platform and the bar, a main frame mounted at one end upon the platform and having its other end pivotally mounted on the tube shaft, an auxiliary frame detachably mounted on the main frame extending adjacent to and being wholly disposed without the leer, a conveyor belt removably mounted on the main and auxiliary frames adapted to carry articles to the leer, a chute carried by the auxiliary frame extending into the leer and adapted to direct articles from the conveyor belt into the leer, a conveyor within the leer, and a guide extending between the chute and the leer conveyor.

8. in a device of the class described the combination of a floor, a pit formed in the floor, a leer at one end ofthe pit, a tube shaft extending thru the floor adjacent the pit, a vertically adjustable in the pit, a platform laterally movable over the bar, an arcuate racl: concentric with the tube shaft mounted on the bar, a shaft mounted on the platform, a gear on the shaft engagi the rack, a motor mounted on the platform adapted to revolubly actuate the shaft, a reversing switch for the motor and means to act the s itch mounted on the l and platform in su h relation that the s tch is actuated aft-er a determinable relati ovemont of the platform and the bar, a main frame mounted at one end upon the platform and having its other end. pivotally mounted on the tube shaft, an auxiliary frame detachably mounted on the main frame extending adjacent to and being wholly disposed without the leer, a conveyor belt removabl mounted on the main and auxiliary frames adapted to carry articles to the leer, a chute carried by the auxiliary frame extending into the leer and adapted to direct articles from the conveyor belt into the leer, a conveyor within the leer, a guide extending between the chute and the leer conveyor, means to actuate the leer conveyor and means controlling the leer conveyor actuating means adapted to intermittingly rend r the leer conveyor actuating means operative, whereby the leer conveyor may be actuated upon the arrival of the frame at its lateral limits of oscillation.

9. In a device of the class described, a frame oscillating device comprising a bar, a platform, rollers carried by the platform engaging th bar, whereby relative lateral movement of the platform and bar may be attained, a pivotally mounted frame supported by the platform, a reversing motor mounted on the platform, a connection between the motor and the bar whereby relative movement of the bar and platform may be effected, a reversing switch for the 1110- tor, an arm controlling the switch, and stops mounted on the bar adapted to be engaged by the arm whereby to actuate the switch.

10. In a device for automatically controlling a conveyor and a frame adapted to be actuated laterally between the side edges of such conveyor, the combination of a bar, a

platform capable of lateral movement over the bar, a frame supported by the platform, a conveyor between the lateral edges of which the frame may be moved, a motor on the platform, a reversing switch on the platform controlling the motor, a connection between the motor and the bar whereby relative movement of the platform and bar may be attained, blocks mounted on the bar,

mepera nveyor, cams y Spaced coneel 110 be brough Contact block? axle 2 hereby 'ull z; If .zks piiv ta disp 1e axles, ihe li' sgeced by t m1 lied pivot- 2L3 on the P} on one elm r c linavkel s Callie by the oiher CDfLlll, 1 0d wuuee lng eneh elf J we chain. will: an angle bracket on the Q(( 1Hl chain, a flexible belt carried by the rods and [111 he carried by the heme adaptml to be ,2 b the rollers.

la. in a the class described the cumbinalm'l 2 eenveyor for bottles, me; us i; ply ml the bottles in 0p- 's (11mg; the Marriage lll 1e reel.

.1 :1 device of the class described the oi" sproelzds 51': extending ae sprockets, roilezrs movable over \c 1 bel'ween the sprockets, angle by the rollers hnlis con- V 3 'h' rullers, and an en'lless belt carangle brackets and chsposecl in .ith "the (XGS of the rollers.

PERCY WIL IAli JTS. 

